DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Excludes “Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	6,380	293	$23.58/hr	$0.24/hr	$16.52/hr	$19.75/hr	$23.12/hr	$27.56/hr	$31.59/hr
U S	292,470	2,340	$23.60/hr	$0.07/hr	$15.12/hr	$18.34/hr	$22.74/hr	$28.29/hr	$34.35/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 4,810 $22.66/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 470 $23.87/hr Natural Resources and Mining 330 $30.69/hr Other Services 240 $20.40/hr Professional and Business Services 220 $23.57/hr Public Administration 160 $25.55/hr Construction 80 $23.47/hr Education and Health Services 40 $26.14/hr

Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Minnesota 6,380 $23.12/hr 23.7% Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 2,990 $24.85/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,730 $24.98/hr 20.0% Southeast Balance of State 1,300 $21.21/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 1,030 $20.80/hr 19.8% Southwest Minnesota 970 $20.96/hr 24.5% Central Minnesota 680 $21.12/hr 26.4% Northeast Minnesota 600 $29.43/hr 28.4% Northwest Minnesota 550 $22.37/hr 34.3% Southwest Balance of State 550 $19.07/hr N/A Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 470 $29.71/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 410 $21.63/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 230 $20.71/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 170 $18.80/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 170 $29.17/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 150 $22.76/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 130 $19.92/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 110 $23.71/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 100 $21.28/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2010 - 2020
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	9,100	$18.71/hr	12.4%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	7,480	$17.36/hr	10.2%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	2,340	$11.33/hr	16.9%
Farm Equipment Mechanics	1,630	$17.94/hr	13.6%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	1,440	$28.61/hr	5.0%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	350	$24.12/hr	16.8%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	230	$20.06/hr	12.7%

• Confers with operators and observes, tests, and evaluates operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction.
• Disassembles machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
• Repairs, replaces, adjusts, and aligns components of machinery and equipment.
• Examines parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.
• Fabricates replacement parts.
• Orders or requisitions parts and materials.
• Enters codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.
• Records repairs and maintenance performed.
• Repairs and replaces electrical wiring and components of machinery.
• Welds to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, and assemble new equipment.
• Test-runs repaired machinery and equipment to verify adequacy of repairs.
• Cleans and lubricates parts, equipment, and machinery.